Masamichi Kitada usually voices Roget, but he also voices one of the Obelisk Force mooks that challenge Tsukikage in episode 89.

Many minor characters share the same seiyuus.

And in the English version, this is taken to extremes where the main characters are concerned. Michael Liscio, Jr. voices Yuya, his dad, all of Yuya's counterparts, and presumably Zarc. Similarly, Emily Jenness voices Zuzu, all her counterparts, and presumably Ray Akaba.

Yui Ishikawa as Olga might be a reference to her almost being cast as Anna in the Japanese dub of Frozen.

Shingo Sawatari's Abyss Actor deck is a reference to the fact his seiyuu, Shogo Yano, who is also a stage actor. Word of God also stated that Sawatari's character has been influenced by his seiyuu's personality.

Anime First: Just like GX and 5D's, the anime of ARC-V premiered first on 2014 while its mangas (both the official and spin-off) were released on 2015.

A lot of fans call Kurosaki by his first name Shun, mostly because he was introduced with that name and the fact that it is short. However, only Heartland characters so far call him by his first name, while everyone else and even the anime staff refer to him by his last name (very prominent in episode 58, where an entire crowd shouts his last name).

The same goes for Sawatari, who has only been called Shingo in-universe by his father, yet is often referred to by his first name by the fanbase, albeit to a lesser extent than Kurosaki (especially since the dub keeps his surname).

I Knew It!: Due to numerous theories, there were some that were bound to be right.

Several fans guessed that Dennis helped kidnap Ruri before episode 75 was released, based on the episode summary.

One of the more popular theories that was proved correct was that Yugo and Yuto's hatred of the other was because they mistook the other for Yuri.

A few fans picked up on the fact that when the Lancers rejoin in the Fusion Dimension with only Crow apparently tagging along form Synchro, only Tokumatsu and Shinji were mentioned as having urged them to go. Not Jack. And indeed, he shows up in episode 121.

Even since Yuya created Destruction and Creation Magician, fans have guessed that the Dragon Boys and Bracelet Girls were each a single entity once. The reveal of Zarc and Ray proved them right.

Episode 128 proved the long held theory that the any of the eight counterparts with familiesnote Yuya, Yuzu and Ruri (Yuto is speculative) were adopted.

Jossed: Due to ARC-V mysterious nature there have been multiple theories that were popular due to a lack of info that were revealed to false when additional information was revealed.

A huge theory when the show started was that Yuzu really was Ruri. It was jossed with the reveal of the four dimensions and that Yuzu had 3 counterparts

It was thought that Reiji would turn out to be a villain. This was jossed when Reiji actively sided against his father with Yuya.

A lot of people through Yusho would be eviler than he appeared, mostly due to his advice to Yuya to not focus on his sadness. Many through he would be a mastermind or be brainwashed to evil. His appearance on the show jossed that he's in no real control of the situation and is as kind as he was portrayed.

A lot of people guessed that Ruri willingly sided with the Academia. Jossed when she only turned due to the Doktor and was able to temporally fight off the effects to save her brother.

A lot of people through that Rin had blond hair while Ruri had green hair. It was quickly revealed that Rin had green hair and Ruri had purple hair.

Milestone Celebration: The 73rd episode of ARC-V marked the overall 777th episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, which was celebrated with a special opening showcasing allthepreviousanime protagonists as well as Yuya.

Name's the Same: There's a female character in Love Live! also named Shun Kurosaki (and with only one kanji apart from ARC-V's Kurosaki's name on top of that!).

Role Reprisal: The alternate universe versions of GX, 5D's, and ZEXAL characters who appear in this series are voiced by the same Japanese voice actors who originally voiced them in their respective originating series.

Same in the English version.

Spoiled by the Merchandise: Several cards during the era were revealed long before they ended up making an appearance in the anime proper. Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon, Enlightenment Paladin, and quite a few of Yuya's Magicians being an example. If the trend keeps up, this means Yuya may also get another Fusion Odd-Eyes monster, another Xyz Odd-Eyes monster, a Synchro Odd-Eyes, and Ritual Odd-Eyes monster at some point in the future (however, these latter Odd-Eyes monsters are in the vein of Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon, who was an Unexpected Character.)

Up to 11 in the dub for both sets of counterparts, who are all voiced by the same actor/actress.

Teasing Creator: The showrunners seem to know exactly what will annoy the fans and lampshade or address it. Examples include:

Yuya's Ass Pull of getting his Pendulum Monsters mid-duel is considered as such in-universe.

Futoshi, who is considered The Scrappy by many, and is a wee bit of a Fat Idiot, usually gets a few derogatory comments thrown his way.

Kyuando is another scrappy who earned attention from the creators. While Yuya's other opponents during the Qualifying arc (Michio, Mieru and Gongenzaka) appear in the second opening, Kyuando is left out.

Quite a few fans weren't impressed by Reiji's Achilles in His Tent tendencies and manipulation in the Battle Royal. Neither was Yuya.

It was expected that Dennis would pull out Performage Fusion Monsters. Instead he used Ancient Gear Chaos Giant. And in episode 114 he does get a Performage Fusion Monster.

This trope is so prevalent that many fans have taken the heartwarming 4th opening and ending as a sign for the show to be an incredibly frightening and depressing Urobochi-written story in the upcoming episodes. Annnnd they were proven right when episode 77, the episode right after the 4th opening and ending were shown, was one of the darkest, disturbing and horrifying episodes in history.

Kurosaki's Jerkass attitude in the Synchro Dimension has been a bit divisive. Not long after this issue became apparent in the fandom, Kurosaki got called out quite nicely for it.

Action Cards have long been a Scrappy Mechanic among the fandom. They get some mixed reviews throughout the series in-universe by characters new to them, and Jack and Sergey's duel has an important point being them ignoring Action Cards, to say nothing about Gongenzaka's opinion of them. It reaches the point where Reality Ensues in episodes 104 and 105, when both Edo and Kurosaki grab an Action Card, only to discover that its effects will not help them at all.

A few people were dissatisfied with Serena's Boring, but Practical dueling strategy. As it turns out, not only does Serena do this deliberately, but Yugo calls her out on it.

Troubled Production: Not to the extent of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, but the later parts shared issues with talent being siphoned off for the movie, as well as Reiji's V.A's busy schedule causing his role to be limited.

Word of God stated that Yuto and Yugo were intended to appear in the first episode. Their clash is later shown as a flashback in episode 18.

Kensho Ono was originally going to voice Yuya and all of his counterparts. It was later decided that he should voice Yuya and Yuri since they are polar opposites in terms of personality and the Takagi twins would voice Yuto and Yugo in the voice similar to Ono's. This did, however, happen in the English dub, where Michael Liscio, Jr. voiced Yuya and all his counterparts.

Yugo was supposed to have white hair but the creators opted to have his D-Wheel and his suit white instead.

Misc. Trivia:

Yuya has used more Extra Deck summoning methods than any other previous protagonist from any previous series. As of 'The Enlightened Paladin', Yuya is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! protagonist to use all thenote then current Extra Deck summoning types.

Fun Fact: Yuya has used 'Performapal Silver Claw' as a material for the summoning of monsters corresponding with each Extra Deck summoning type at least once.

For the first time in any Yu-Gi-Oh! series, the various Duel Disk designs are actually commented on in-universe by the characters and are used as a way for the characters to determine which dimension they come from, such as when Sora thought Serena, who was protecting Kurosaki, was Yuzu until she activated her Duel Disk and saw it was from Academia.

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